New Zealand vs Rwanda: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square

New Zealand
16,691 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Rwanda
18,551 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
New Zealand rank
81st
Rwanda rank
79th

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square over time

  • New Zealand
  • Rwanda
-20.0k020.0k40.0k197019962023

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 18,551 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 16,691 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in New Zealand, a difference of 1,860 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.

The two have swapped places 15 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was New Zealand ahead.

New Zealand ranks 81st and Rwanda ranks 79th of 200 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 5 and Rwanda in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Rwanda Difference Ahead
1970s 773.37 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 152.13 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 621.24 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre New Zealand
1980s 982.34 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 679.69 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 302.65 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre New Zealand
1990s 7,879 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 159.02 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 7,720 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre New Zealand
2000s 4,652 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,550 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 3,103 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre New Zealand
2010s 7,045 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 10,097 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 3,052 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Rwanda
2020s 23,078 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 11,641 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 11,437 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square, New Zealand or Rwanda?
Rwanda, at 18,551 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 16,691 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in New Zealand as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square between New Zealand and Rwanda?
1,860 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Rwanda?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do New Zealand and Rwanda rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square?
New Zealand ranks 81st and Rwanda ranks 79th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
247 places, 11,736 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.